House Fly vs Ornate Shrew

Muscina levida compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• House Fly is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	House Fly	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Muscidae	Soricidae
Genus	Muscina	Sorex
Species	Muscina levida	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

House Fly and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

House Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	House Fly	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

House Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.